SimilarScreen
The Mother

The Mother

It can take a lifetime to feel alive.

20036.01h 52m

Overview

A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.

Directed by Roger Michell
Written by Hanif Kureishi
Produced by Kevin Loader
Box OfficeBudget: $2.5MRevenue: $1.1M

Top Cast

Anne Reid

Anne Reid

May

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Darren

Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Toots

Steven Mackintosh

Steven Mackintosh

Bobby

Cathryn Bradshaw

Cathryn Bradshaw

Paula

Anna Wilson-Jones

Anna Wilson-Jones

Helen

D

Danira Gović

Au Pair

I

Izabella Telezynska

Polish Cleaner

Oliver Ford Davies

Oliver Ford Davies

Bruce

J

Jonah Coombes

Estate Agent

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshiplove affairolder woman younger man relationship

About The Mother

The Mother is a drama, romance film released in 2003 exploring themes of parent child relationship, love affair, older woman younger man relationship. Directed by Roger Michell, it stars Anne Reid, Daniel Craig, Peter Vaughan. A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.

Movies Similar to The Mother

Discover titles like The Mother — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to The Mother

If you enjoyed The Mother, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of The Mother.

The Reader
45% Match

The Reader(2008)

Movie7.5/10

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

Titanic
44% Match

Titanic(1997)

Movie7.9/10

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.

Goodbye Again
42% Match

Middle-aged businesswoman Paula Tessier rejects the advances of her client's amusing 25-year-old son, Philip Van der Besh, but reconsiders when her longtime philandering partner begins yet another casual affair with a younger woman. She soon learns that May-December romances with older women are frowned upon in society.

American Beauty
39% Match

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.
39% Match

Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.

Notes on a Scandal
39% Match

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.

White Palace
38% Match

Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who enjoys the wilder side of life. Mismatched or not, their attraction is instant and smoldering. With time, however, their class and age differences become an obstacle in their relationship, especially since Max can't keep Nora a secret from his Jewish friends and upper-crust associates forever.

Something's Gotta Give
30% Match

When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry's sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.

Lonely Planet
30% Match

At an idyllic writers retreat in Morocco, a newly single novelist finds an unexpected connection with a younger man who's reevaluating his life choices.

Beginners
30% Match

Beginners(2011)

Movie6.8/10

Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.